What to Know About the Color of a Diamond

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Cut - Clarity - Color - Carat - 4 C's Color: The color of a diamond is measured by the degree to which the stone is colorless or devoid of color Stone color is rated on a range from D (clear) down to Z (industrial) Colors impede the stones ability to reflect and refract light There are many exceptional colored diamonds but most have a yellow tint The most prized, and highest quality stones also the most expensive the stones Any naturally colored diamond with a noticeable depth of body color considered to be rare or attractive. Red and green are the rarest fancy colors, followed by purple, violet, orange, blue, and pink. Yellow and greenish yellow diamonds are more common. While white, black, and gray are not, strictly speaking, spectral colors, they are also considered fancies. In the GIA color grading system, fancy color grades are described as faint, very light, light, fancy light, fancy, fancy intense, and fancy dark.